Use of medicinal plants by people with venous ulcer in outpatient treatment
In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 2895-2997
Objective: Learning the use of medicinal plants by people with venous ulcers accompanied in an
outpatient of a public hospital of the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Method: It is qualitative
and descriptive study, in which 14 people with venous ulcers were interviewed between January and
February 2013. The data were treated according to the content analysis. Results: The categories
elaborated were: Medicinal plants used for the care of venous ulcers; Learning in care with medicinal
plants; Forms for use of medicinal plants in the care for venous ulcer. Conclusion: The plants are used as
tea or directly into the lesion. This care precedes the search to the health services or occurred as a
complement form of professional practices. It was important for nursing identifying the influence of this
popular knowledge in the care for people with venous ulcers.